Hopi: our 15/10*
Hopi, the sweetest dog ever, left us at 16 years old. That’s bonus years for an English Lab, and we are grateful for all of them. We were inexperienced dog…
What the heck will grow here?
I recently attended not one but two gardening webinars hoping for native plant ideas for our very shady, tree-filled yard. We have a lot of trees. I haven’t counted them, but I…
Now everything looks like a pile of wood chips
10-minute gardener: excess inventory We had some work done on our house and wound up with piles of building materials: old deck boards and concrete pavers. I lovingly refer to…
The gas stove dilemma
We have a gas stove. We’ve had one for a long time, and I’m not sure how good I would be with an electric stove at this point. Our last…
Early or late? Hard to say…
I finished the holiday table runner above for our coffee table. It wasn’t technically on my holiday 2022 project list, more of a last-minute inspiration after making holiday coasters. So…
Reindeer Mix
Reindeer Mix This sweet and salty treat is the perfect flying reindeer fuel, a great snack for white chocolate lovers, and here at Chez Haiku, it’s a holiday favorite. It’s very…
Learning to leave–and love–every leaf
For most years of my adult life, I cleaned up every stray leaf in my yard. Then I learned that’s not such a great idea. Leaves build soil and provide…
What is sheet mulching?
After spending a lot of time and backbreaking work to create new garden beds, I was excited to discover a better but slower method: sheet mulching. With this method, you…
Some favorite things
2022 was the year of cooking more and cooking better. I’m working on learning basic Indian, Ethiopian, and Korean cooking in 2023. All the cooking has made me pay more…
NaNoWriMo: For the win!
I can’t believe it. It wasn’t my first attempt to write a novel in a month, but this time, I did it! I wrote 50,000 words in 30 days as…
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